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World / Asia

Online cockfighting thrives in Philippines despite ban, killings 15 Aug 2025 - 08:29 pm
In this photo taken on July 5, 2025, people watch a cockfight in Bulacan province, north of Manila. (Photo by Ted Aljibe / AFP)
Pakistani central bank's reserves rise by 11 mln USD 15 Aug 2025 - 07:26 pm
A stockbroker walks past share prices on a financial market board during a trading session at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) in Karachi on April 9, 2025. (Photo by Rizwan TABASSUM / AFP)
Indonesian president vows to tackle corruption, protect forests 15 Aug 2025 - 04:11 pm
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto delivers his annual State of the Nation Address, ahead of the country's Independence Day in Jakarta on August 15, 2025. (Photo by Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana / POOL / AFP)
Japan's emperor expresses 'deep remorse' 80 years after WWII 15 Aug 2025 - 03:29 pm
Japan's Emperor Naruhito (R) and Empress Masako bow as they attend a memorial service marking the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on August 15, 2025. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)
Heavy rain kills at least 50 in Pakistan 15 Aug 2025 - 01:48 pm
People gathered at the site of a flashflood in Salarzai Tehsil of Pakistan's Bajaur district on August 15, 2025. Photo by AFP
India and China eye resumption of border trade 14 Aug 2025 - 08:13 pm
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Flood kills 37 in Indian Kashmir mountain village 14 Aug 2025 - 05:57 pm
A train crosses over a flooded railway bridge during heavy rainfall in Jalandhar on August 14, 2025. (Photo by Shammi MEHRA / AFP)
Japan Expo visitors stranded overnight by halted train 14 Aug 2025 - 02:16 pm
Visitors sleep outside one of the venues overnight after a power outage abruptly shut down the Osaka Metro line linking the city to the 2025 Osaka Expo site, in Osaka early on August 14, 2025. Photo by JIJI Press / AFP
Japan's grand tea master Sen Genshitsu dies at 102: reports 14 Aug 2025 - 12:46 pm
This photo taken on April 9, 2013 shows Sen Genshitsu, former head of the
Chinese mountaineer dies on Pakistan's K2 14 Aug 2025 - 12:21 pm
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UN urges Sri Lanka to prosecute war criminals 13 Aug 2025 - 08:57 pm
Peninsula
Malaysia's Petronas Chemicals suffers losses in Q2 amid weak market 13 Aug 2025 - 06:35 pm
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Typhoon Podul hits Taiwan 13 Aug 2025 - 01:07 pm
This picture taken and released by Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) on August 13, 2025 shows waves generated by Typhoon Podul breaking along the coast in Taitung.  Photo by CNA / AFP
Nepal waives climbing fees for 97 mountain peaks 13 Aug 2025 - 12:50 pm
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Man arrested after police gun fired at Australian airport 13 Aug 2025 - 11:00 am
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'Unhappy Meal': McDonald's Japan sorry for Pokemon debacle 13 Aug 2025 - 10:49 am
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Sri Lanka to recruit 62,000 public servants to fill essential vacancies 13 Aug 2025 - 01:00 am
Elephants are seen at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka, Aug. 9, 2025. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
Indonesia delivers 1st used cooking oil-based aviation fuel shipment 12 Aug 2025 - 10:00 pm
A sample of Pertamina's sustainable aviation fuel made from a mix of used cooking oil is presented during a news conference at a Pertamina refinery in Cilacap, Central Java, on  August 12, 2025. Photo credit: Idhad Zakaria/Antara/social media